Miracle berry

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:plant_species
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Miracle_fruit
gptkb:Miraculous_berry
gptkb:Sweet_berry
gptkb:Synsepalum_dulcificum
gptkbp:class gptkb:Eudicots
gptkbp:consumedIn gptkb:Humans
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Miraculin
gptkbp:cultivatedIn gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Chevalier_des_Marchais
gptkbp:discoveredIn 18th century
gptkbp:effect Makes sour foods taste sweet
gptkbp:family gptkb:Sapotaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1852
Daniell
gptkbp:flowerColor White
gptkbp:floweringSeason Year-round in tropics
gptkbp:fruitType gptkb:fruit
Red
gptkbp:genus Synsepalum
gptkbp:harvestSeason Year-round in tropics
gptkbp:height 1.8–4.5 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Miracle berry
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Plantae
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:parade
Tablets
Fresh fruit
gptkbp:miraculinEffect Binds to taste buds
Alters taste perception
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:notableCompound gptkb:Miraculin
gptkbp:order gptkb:Ericales
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Angiosperms
gptkbp:propagation Cuttings
Seeds
gptkbp:regulates Classified as a novelty fruit in US
Not approved as food additive in US
gptkbp:requires Acidic soil
Warm climate
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Synsepalum_dulcificum
gptkbp:seedColor Single seed
gptkbp:status Evergreen shrub
gptkbp:usedBy Cancer patients (to mask metallic taste)
Diabetics (as sugar substitute)
gptkbp:usedFor dietary supplement
Flavor modification
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Food_industry
Medical research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Miracle_fruit
gptkb:Miracle_Fruit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8